Accountant - London

Accountant - London 
£60,000 - £85,000 (Dependant on experience) + bonus (to 75%) plus benefits
City of London

The Company 
They are a growing proprietary trading firm who have a scientific approach, and use innovative technology focussing primarily on equities and equity derivatives, with over 300 people in New York, Hong Kong & London. They have expanded rapidly in London from 35 to 90 employees in the last 24 months, attracting very high quality people who form a collegiate and entrepreneurial culture. They have an open, informal and fun environment and operate a dress down policy. Learning from experienced individuals including front office and the programmers, quants and other key people mentoring, informal meetings and active discussion are all part of the culture. An ambitious person can have an excellent career there with opportunity for progression within an intense and fast-paced work environment. Apart from career progression they offer individuals career progression to develop their skills in many formats e.g. Belong to committees, head up projects, involved in developing their knowledge. 

The Role 
This role involves working, in conjunction with the accounting teams both in the UK and globally. The candidate should expect and look forward to working closely with the other team members in a collaborative manner to ensure that the group's goals are met. The right candidate will be a detail-oriented self-starter who is willing to get involved and enjoys working in an intense and fast-paced work environment. Working within the UK finance function of 5 and reporting to the UK Head of Finance, the role is detail orientated and involves working, in conjunction with the accounting team on the following:

* Maintaining the businesses books and records.
* Preparation of monthly management accounts
* Preparation of annual financial statements
* Preparation of daily regulatory capital calculations.
* Identifying and posting the necessary US to UK GAAP adjustments
* Preparation of VAT and corporate tax returns
* Interface with other groups within the firm to ensure processes are maintained through changes in infrastructure.
* Additionally a significant proportion of the role may involve performing, maintaining and improving processes involved in the daily regulatory capital calculations.
* Take part in weekly meetings with USA and Hong Kong offices.

Who they are looking for
To be considered for this role:

* Fully qualified, ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or exceptional part - qualified) with 5 - 10 years accounting experience
* Ideally educated to degree level
* IT - Must have strong in-depth experience on MS Excel ideally to macro level. VBA skills useful but not essential
* Must have a financial services background - ideally from a Broker Dealer, Trading company, Hedge Fund, smaller investment firm or an investment bank trading business.
* Must have strong Financial Reporting skills
* Good understanding of accounting standards IFRS, UK GAAP/US GAAP - run GAAP process.
* Ability to handle competing priorities and to work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment

Other

* Positive, professional attitude and presence
* Reliable, courteous and flexible team player 
* Familiarity with and understanding of securities terminology
* Comfort with technology terms and concepts

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